EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

$91.47−0.65 (−0.71%)Close Nov 12, 2026

Mar 18, 1996 – Nov 12, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance: $23,787
CAGR: +2.87%
Max drawdown: −58.89%
Sharpe ratio: 0.24

Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns (%)

EWJ's average annual return was 8.47% over the last 10 years and 4.47% over the last 20 years, through Nov 12, 2026. $10,000 in EWJ on Nov 11, 2016 grew to $22,548 by Nov 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

	Total	Per year
EWJ	−6.01	−6.46	−0.10	+13.91	+13.12	+18.17	+8.01	+8.47	+8.14	+4.47	+5.65	+3.11	+2.87

Total

1M: −6.01%
3M: −6.46%
6M: −0.10%
YTD: +13.91%
1Y: +13.12%

Per year

3Y: +18.17%
5Y: +8.01%
10Y: +8.47%
15Y: +8.14%
20Y: +4.47%
25Y: +5.65%
30Y: +3.11%
Since 1996: +2.87%

Annual returns

1996 from Mar 18 · 2026 through Nov 12

EWJ returns by year

Year	Return
2026 through Nov 12	+13.91%
2025	+25.84%
2024	+7.03%
2023	+20.29%
2022	−17.72%
2021	+1.16%
2020	+15.40%
2019	+19.34%
2018	−14.10%
2017	+24.26%
2016	+2.76%
2015	+9.17%
2014	−6.23%
2013	+26.00%
2012	+9.22%
2011	−14.76%
2010	+13.59%
2009	+3.14%
2008	−26.97%
2007	−5.50%
2006	+5.85%
2005	+24.34%
2004	+13.74%
2003	+38.74%
2002	−9.86%
2001	−30.31%
2000	−26.29%
1999	+60.87%
1998	+4.03%
1997	−24.37%
1996 from Mar 18	−13.28%

Metrics

Since 1996

Volatility	22.61%
Sortino ratio	0.34
Calmar ratio	0.05
Best year, 1999	+60.87%
Worst year, 2001	−30.31%
Positive years	19 of 29
Longest drawdown	11.1 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 1996

Decline	Peak	Bottom	Recovered	Length
−58.9%	Mar 2000	Apr 2003	May 2006	6.1 years
−54.5%	May 2006	Mar 2009	May 2017	11.1 years
−53.3%	Apr 1996	Oct 1998	Dec 1999	3.7 years
−33.1%	Sep 2021	Oct 2022	Mar 2024	2.5 years
−30.7%	Jan 2018	Mar 2020	Nov 2020	2.8 years